We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Oxford
Industries Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 2014, the statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company's Management is responsible for the preparation of these
financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial
position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in
accordance with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C)
of the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") and in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility
includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal
controls relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatements, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the standards on auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of
the risk of material misstatements of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statement in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that the audit
evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the
information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a
true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2014;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date Report on Other Legal and
Regulatory Requirements :
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 (the
"Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227 (4A)
of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our
audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account.
(d) We draw attention to clause 'f' of Note No. 4 to the financial
statements. No interest has been provided on Secured Loan in the
financial statements for the year. This is contrary to Accounting
Standard (AS) 9 on "Revenue Recognition", issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India and the accounting policy being followed
by the Company. Had this accounting policy been followed, interest
charged to revenue would have been Rs. 589.66 lacs. This short
provision of Interest has resulted in loss for the year and Secured
Liabilities being understated by Rs. 589.66 lacs.
(e) We further draw attention to clause 'c' of Note No.4 in the
financial statements. The Company has a net loss of Rs. 30.63 lacs
(without providing interest of Rs. 589.66 lacs as mentioned at para (d)
hereinabove during the year ended 31st March 2014 and, as of that date,
the Company's current liabilities (including overdue term loans,
working capital loan and interest accrued and due thereon) exceeded its
current assets by Rs 2230 lacs and its total liabilities exceeded its
total assets by Rs. 2281 lacs [without providing for interest of Rs.
2171.24 lacs (Rs. 589.66 for financial year 2013-2014, Rs. 514.73 for
financial year 2012-2013, Rs. 569.98 lacs for financial year 2011-2012
and Rs. 496.87 lacs for financial year 2010-11)]. These factors, along
with other matters as set forth in clause 'c' of Note No. 4, raise
doubt whether the Company will be able to continue as a going concern.
However, the accounts for the year have been prepared on the concept
that Company will continue as a going concern.
(f) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and
Loss, and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
referred to in Section 133 of Companies Act, 2013.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2014 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2014
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
ANNEXURE TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
With reference to the Annexure referred in relation to report on other
Legal and regulatory requirements to the Members of M/s. Oxford
Industries Limited on the accounts for the year ended March 2014.
We report that:
i. In respect of the Company's fixed assets:
(a) The Company has generally maintained proper records showing
particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed
Assets. The same are in process of being updated.
(b) As explained to us by the management, no physical verification has
been conducted of fixed assets under possession of the Lenders. As for
other fixed assets, company is following the physically verification in
a phased manner, which is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company and the nature of its business. According to the information
and explanations given to us, during the physical verification of fixed
assets conducted pursuant to such phased program no material
discrepancies were noticed during the year.
(c) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given
to us, during the year, the Company has not disposed off a substantial
part of its fixed assets.
ii. In respect of the Company's inventories:
During the year the Company was not having any manufacturing
facilities. It does not hold any physical inventories. Accordingly the
provisions of paragraph 4 (ii) of the Order are not applicable to the
company.
iii. The Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, having regard to the explanations that some of the items
purchased are of special nature and suitable alternative sources are
not readily available for obtaining comparable quotations, there is an
adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the
Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchases of
inventory and fixed assets and the sale of goods and services. During
the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness in
such internal control system.
v. In respect of particulars of contracts or arrangements and
transactions entered in the register maintained in pursuance of section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
(a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanation given to us, we are of the opinion that
particulars of the transaction that needed to be entered into the
register maintained under section 301 have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanation given to us, such
contracts or arrangements aggregating to Rs. 5,00,000/- or more have
been made at prices which are reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
vi. According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of section 58A
and 58AA of the Companies Act 1956 and the rules framed there under.
Hence clause (vi) of the Order is not applicable.
vii. In our opinion, the Company's present internal audit system is
generally commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
viii. The Central Government of India has not prescribed the
maintenance of cost records by the Company under Section 209(1) (d) of
the Act for any of its products.
ix. According to the information and explanation given to us and on
the basis of our examination of the books of account, in respect of
statutory and other dues:
(a) The Company has been generally regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including Provident
Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Wealth tax,
Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess, Local Tax and other statutory dues
wherever applicable which were outstanding as at 31st March 2014 for a
period of more than six month from the date they become payable.
(b) The disputed statutory dues that have not been deposited on account
of disputed matters pending before appropriate authorities are as under
:
x. The Company has accumulated losses of Rs. 3457.66 lacs [without
providing for interest of Rs. 2171.24 lacs (Rs. 589.66 for financial
year 2013-2014, Rs. 514.73 for financial year 2012-2013, Rs. 569.98
lacs for financial year 2011-2012 and Rs. 496.87 lacs for financial
year 2010-11)] as mentioned at clause (v) of para 4 of our Audit Report
hereinbefore at the end of the current year [Previous year accumulated
loss Rs. 3427.03 lacs (without providing for interest of Rs. 514.73
lacs)], which is more than its entire net worth. During the year the
Company has reported cash loss of Rs. 30.86 lacs without providing
interest of Rs. 589.66 lacs.
xi. Based on our audit procedures and on the basis of information and
explanation given to us by the management and in view of the
restructuring proposal sanctioned by the CDR cell and the individual
lenders, we understand that the Company has defaulted in repayment of
dues to banks and financial institutions and legal action under the
Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement
of Security Interest Act 2002 (SARFAESI Act, 2002) was initiated by the
Lead Bank. The Lead Bank has during the year financial year 2011-12
auctioned the secured assets held in its possession and the Company had
made no provision for interest of Rs. 589.66 lacs (previous year Rs.
514.73 lacs) accrued and due for the year on secured loan.
xii. Based on our examination of the records and the information and
explanation given to us, the Company has not granted any loan and/or
advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of share, debentures
and other securities and hence the question of maintenance of adequate
records for this purpose does not arise.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund Company or Nidhi /Mutual
benefit fund /society. Therefore the provision of Clause (xiii) of the
Order is not applicable to the Company.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in share securities debentures and
other investment. Accordingly the provisions of clause (xiv) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company
xv. According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others from banks
or financial institutions, except counter guarantee given by the
Company to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation in respect of
loan sanctioned by financial institutions to Bharuch Eco Acqua
Infrastructure Limited. According to information and explanation
provided to us, the terms and conditions are not prima facie pre
judicial to the interest of the Company.
xvi. According to the information and explanation given to us and on
the basis of review of utilisation of funds pertaining to term loans on
overall basis the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for
the purposes for which they are obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company we report
that the no fund raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term investment. No long term funds have been used to finance
short term assets.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under
section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 during the year.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year, hence
the question of creation of security or charge in respect of debentures
issued does not arise.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
year.
xxi. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanation given to us, no fraud on or by the Company
was noticed or reported during the year.
For R A N K & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn. No. 105589 W
Place: Mumbai Rahul Nahata
Dated: 30th May 2014 Partner (Membership No. 116511) |